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Kaimana Clifford

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FIDEFIDE 8705550· Male· Zambia· Born in 1992

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Kaimana Clifford, a 34-year-old player, is rated 1970. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 9 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section, Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section, and ZONE 7 INDEPENDENCE TOURNAMENT. He had 2 career breaks: 81 months (2017–2024) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2044 was reached at age 23 (Mar 2015, #30 nationally at the time).

Current rating

1970

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1981

All-time high

2044

−74 pts below
Mar 2015 · age 23

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#32,687

#32,687 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1990 → returned at 1989
Mar 2024
2017
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1938 → 1983
Nov 2017
Inactive for 81 months
paused at 1983 → returned at 1990
May 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Mar 2017
2015
Peak national rank: #30
at age 23 · rated 2044
Mar 2015
Crossed 2000
at age 23
Mar 2015

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section
perf 2317 (+347) · 3.5/5 · #36
Top opponent
vs Nase LunguFM 2,193
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section · Dec 2025 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
-19
1989 → 1970
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
15.5/ 2855.4%
14W3D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Kansashi Open Chess Championship - Open Section
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#362317+4.6
Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/6#291870-18.2
ZONE 7 INDEPENDENCE TOURNAMENT
Open Swiss
Oct 20255/8#71958-5.2
African Freedom day Chess Tournament
Open Swiss
May 20254/6#162102-1.2
Worst Elo result: Copperbelt Open Chess Championship - Open section (-18.2 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
Zambia
#95
out of 534 players
Africa
#813
in continent
World
#32,687
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Zambia
1
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2
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2
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2,316
4
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2,310
5
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2,280
6
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2,247
7
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2,231
8
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2,217
9
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2,215
10
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95🇿🇲Kaimana Clifford1,970
Africa
1
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2,627
2
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2,580
3
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2,502
4
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5
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2,467
6
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2,453
7
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2,442
8
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2,441
9
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2,414
10
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2,412
...
813🇿🇲Kaimana Clifford1,970
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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